Monday, January 23, 2012

My first attempt at bread making

Hello Lovies.
I had a great weekend and wanted to share one of the best parts about said weekend with all of you.
I actually made a recipe I pinned on pinterest.com. Shocking, I know.
I've been curious about bread making for awhile now, but I had never
tried it. I always imagined it to be a daunting task. Through pinterest I found THIS awesome recipe. As soon as I saw the words "No Kneading, No Fussing, No Kidding" I knew this was the recipe for me!

(**There will be lots of pictures from here on out...)

I bought all of the ingredients...there were only 3!

I mixed up the dough, it took all of 1 minute.

I let it rise in the fridge for the night...look how big it got!

The next morning I pulled enough out of the bowl to make my very first loaf of bread. I let it rise at room temp. for 30 minutes before baking.

After baking, this...

...looked like this!

Now at this point in the recipe it says to let the bread stand for a while and cool.
But you have to take into account that the house smells super yummy right now and my family was circling...like wolves! So we HAD to try it, while it was still warm! It was that perfect bread that's crispy on the outside and warm and soft on the inside!! So. Good.

That first loaf was gone...in minutes!
Later that day I baked three more loaves. Once the dough is ready, it's so easy just to pop more in the oven.

I wrapped one up & took it to my fella, he was a happy boy <3

The rest we kept home to enjoy for the next day or so. The recipe says to leave the bread out unwrapped. My Mom didn't know this, and she stored the last two loaves in a ziploc overnight. When I took them out of the plastic bag, the crust had gone soft. The bread still tasted good, but wasn't quite as nice without it's crispy crust. So if you decide to try this recipe, make sure to store it out of a bag.
This recipe was SO easy. I am excited about bread making and looking to find other recipes to try! If you know any great ones, please share them.